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Abbreviations
used in the course "Industrial Automation" |
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.NET |
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Microsoft
Technology |
µC |
Microcontroller |
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A&D |
Automation and
Drives |
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ABS |
Anti-Blocking
System |
anti-patinage |
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AC |
Alternating
Current |
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ADSL |
Asymmetric
Digital Subscriber Line |
data
transmission over telephone lines |
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AE |
Alarm and
Events |
see: OPC |
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AMD |
Advanced Micro
Devices |
trademark |
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ANSI |
American
National Standard Institute |
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AO |
Asset
Optimisation |
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AP |
Automate
Programmable |
see PLC |
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API |
Application
Programmer Interface |
library
interface for different services |
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APL |
Application
layer |
ISO 7498 |
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ARL |
Acceptable
Reliability Level |
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ASI |
Actor-Sensor
Interface
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German sensor
bus |
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ASN.1 |
Abstract
Syntax Notation Number 1 |
ISO standard
8822/8823 for data presentation in OSI |
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ATM |
Asynchronous
Transfer Mode |
broadband ISDN |
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BC |
Bus Coupler |
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BCD |
Binary Coded
Decimal |
0..F hex in 4
bits |
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BER |
Basic Encoding
Rules |
ISO standard
8824/8825 for data presentation |
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BOM |
Bill of
Materials |
ingredients
for a recipe |
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BOR |
Bill of
Resource |
tools needed
for a recipe |
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C&C |
Control and
Communication |
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CAN |
Control Area
Network |
Bosch/Intel bus |
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CBB |
Conformance
Building Blocks |
MMS notion |
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CCITT |
Comité
Consultatif International der Postes et
Télécommunications |
ITU, Bern |
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CD |
Collision
Detection |
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CENELEC |
Comité
Européeen de Normalisation Electrique |
european
standard organization |
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CIEL |
Centre
d'Impression Edipresse Lausanne |
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CIGRE |
International
Council on Large Electrical Systems |
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CIM |
Common Information
Model |
IEC 61968 / IEC 61970 |
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CMOS |
Complementary
Metal Oxide Semiconductor |
microcircuit
logic family |
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CNC |
Computerized
Numerical Control |
Machine-Outil |
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COM |
Common Object
Model |
Microsoft
component technology |
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CPU |
Central
Processing Unit |
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CRC |
Cyclic
Redundancy Check |
integrity checksum |
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CSMA |
Carrier Sense
Multiple Access |
IEEE 802.3 |
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DA |
Data Access |
see: OPC |
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DC |
Direct Current |
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DCE |
Data
Communication Equipment |
modem |
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DCOM |
Distributed COM |
Microsoft
component technology |
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DCS |
Distributed
Control System |
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DDL |
Device
Description Language |
defines
hand-held test & monitoring devices |
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DIN |
Deutsche
Industrie-Norm |
German
standard institute |
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DLL |
Dynamic Link
Library |
Microsoft
component technology |
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DNA |
Digital
Equipment Corporation Network Architecture |
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DSL |
Digital
Subscriber Line |
data
transmission over telephone lines |
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DTE |
Data Terminal
Equipment |
computer or
terminal |
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DTM |
Device Type
Manager |
electronic
device type description |
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DU |
Display Unit |
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ECC |
Error
Correcting Code |
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ECO |
Engineering
Change Order |
design change
reporting |
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ED |
End Delimiter |
physical frame
termination |
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ED |
Error Detection |
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EDC |
Error
Detecting Code |
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EDDL |
Electronic
Device Description Language |
Profibus
Device Type Description |
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EEPROM |
Electrically
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
permanent
storage in computers |
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EIB |
Electronic
Installation Bus |
building automation bus |
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EMC |
Electromagnetic
Compatibility |
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EN |
European
Norm |
issued by
CENELEC |
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EPRI |
Electrical
Power Research Institute |
US governement
research institute |
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EPROM |
Erasable
Programmable Read Only Memory |
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EPS |
Electronic
Stability Program |
car
stabilisator |
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ERP |
Enterprise
Resource Planning |
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FATC |
Full Authority
Turbine Control |
black box for
aircraft engines |
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FB |
Field Bus |
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FBD |
Function Block
Diagram |
PLC
programming
language |
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FDA |
Food &
Drag Administration |
US government
agency |
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FDDI |
Fibre
Distributed Data Interchange |
fibre optics
ring |
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FDT |
Field Device
Tool |
tool for
commissioning of field devices |
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FIP |
Factory
Interchange Protocol |
French field
bus |
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FMEA |
Failure Mode
and Effects Analysis |
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FMECA |
Failure Mod, Effects and
Criticality Analysis |
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FMS |
Fieldbus
Messaging Specification |
MMS light |
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FSK |
Frequency
Shift Keying |
modulation type |
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FTA |
Fault Tree
Analysis |
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GB |
Gigabyte |
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GSD |
Gerätestammdatei |
Profibus
Device Data Description |
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HART |
Highway
Adressable Remote Terminal |
a 4-20 mA
field device protocol |
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HD |
Hamming
Distance |
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HDA |
Historical
Data Access |
see OPC |
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HDBK |
Handbook
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US Military handbook |
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HDLC |
High-Level
Data Link protocol |
part of X25
suite, |
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HTTP |
Hypertext
Transfer Protocol |
internet |
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HVAC |
heat,
ventilation, air conditioning |
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IAONA |
Industrial
Automation Open Networking Alliance |
Rockwell-oriented
support group |
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IBS |
Inbetriebssetzung |
German
for commissioning |
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ICMP |
Internet
Control and Management Protocol |
internet |
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IEC |
International
Electrotechnical Commission, Geneva |
standard
organisation |
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IEEE |
Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
US-based
professional group |
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Internet
Engeneering Task Force |
cares
of Internet |
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IOP |
Input / Output
Processor |
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IP |
Internet Protocol |
IETF |
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IP |
Intrinsic
Protection |
Classes of
protection against water,.... |
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ISA |
Instrument
Society of America |
standard
organisation |
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ISDN |
Improvements
Subscribers Don't Need |
data
transmission over telephone lines |
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ISO |
International
Standard Organization |
Geneva |
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ITU |
International
Telecommunication Union |
formerly
CCITT, Bern |
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JPL |
Jet Propulsion
Laboratory |
Pasadena, Ca |
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KPI |
key
performance indicators |
manufacturing |
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LAN |
Local Area
Network |
Layer 2
network |
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LCD |
Liquid Crystal
Display |
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LD |
Ladder Diagram |
PLC
programming
language |
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LIMS |
Laboratory
Information Management System |
part of MES |
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LLC |
Logical Link
Control |
belongs to
layer 2 of the OSI model |
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LON |
Local
Operation Network |
trademark of
Echelon Corp. |
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MAC |
Medium Access
Control |
Layer 2 |
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MAP |
Manufacturing
Application Protocol |
General
Motors^s initiative |
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MB |
Megabyte |
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MDT |
Mean Down Time |
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MES |
Manufacturing
Execution System |
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MFM |
Modified
Frequency Modulation |
modulation type |
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MIF |
Mission
Improvement Factor |
dependability
term |
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MMC |
Man-Machine
Communication |
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MMI |
Man-Machine
Interface |
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MMS |
Manufacturing
Messaging Specification |
IEC/ISO
standard 9506 |
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MMSI |
MMS Interface |
MMS
application interface |
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MTBF |
Mean Time
Between Failures |
dependability
term |
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MTBPM |
Mean Time
Between Preventive Maintenance |
dependabilty
term |
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MTBR |
Mean Time
Between Repairs |
dependability
term |
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MTTF |
Mean Time To
Fail |
dependability
term |
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MTTR |
Mean Time To
Repair |
dependability
term |
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MUT |
Mean Up Time |
dependability
term |
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MVB |
Multifunction
Vehicle Bus |
railways field
bus, IEC 61735 |
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NEMP |
Nuclear
Electromagnetic Pulse |
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NRZ |
Non-Return to
Zero |
serial
transmission coding |
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NRZI |
Non-Return to
Zero Inverted |
serial
transmission coding |
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NTC |
negative
temperature coefficient |
same as
thermistor |
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ODBC |
Open
DataBase Connectivity |
API for
databases |
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OEE |
Overall
Equipment Efficiency |
MES term |
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OEM |
Original
Equipment Manufacturer |
equipment
integrator |
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OLE |
Object Linking
and Embedding |
Microsoft
component technology |
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OPC |
OLE for
Process Control |
a standard
interface to plant information |
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OSGi |
Open Services
Gateway Initiative |
industrial web
server |
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OSGi |
Open System |
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OSI |
Open System
Interconnection |
ISO standard
7498 |
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OVDA |
Open
DeviceNet Vendors Association |
Rockwell field
bus support group |
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OWS |
Operator
Workstation |
part of SCADA |
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P&ID |
Piping and
Instrumentation Diagram |
instrumentation layoutt |
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PC |
Personal
Computer |
generally: IBM
PC compatible |
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PCI |
Personal
Computer Interconnect |
parallel
backplane bus for PC |
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PD |
Proportional
Differential |
governor |
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PDU |
Protocol Data
Unit |
ISO 7498 |
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PFD |
Probability to
Fail on Demand |
dependability
term |
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PI |
Proportional
Integral |
governor |
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PID |
Proportional
Integral Differential |
governor |
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PIMS |
Plant
Information Management System |
MES term |
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PLC |
Programmable
Logic Controller |
see AP, SPS |
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PNO |
Profibus
Nutzer Organization |
Profibus
support club |
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POMS |
- |
Honeywell
trademark |
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PRE |
Presentation
layer |
ISO 7498 |
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PTP |
Precision Time
Protocol
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IEEE
1588 clock synchronisation |
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PRP |
Parallel
Redundnacy Protocol |
IEC
62439 Ethernet redundancy |
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QED |
Quod Erat
Demonstrandum |
What was to be
proved |
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RFID |
Radio
Frequency Identifier |
tags |
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RIF |
Reliability
Improvement Factor |
dependability
term |
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rms |
root mean
square |
signal
summary |
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ROM |
Read Only
Memory |
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RPC |
Remote
Procedure Call |
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RTD |
resistance
temperature detector |
same as
thermistance |
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RTOS |
Real-Time
Operating System |
trademark |
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RTU |
Remote
Terminal Unit |
electricity
remote measurement and control device |
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SAP |
- |
German company
for ERP |
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SAP |
Service Access
Point |
ISO 7498 |
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SA |
Substation
Automation |
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SCADA |
Supervisory
Control And Data Acquisition |
plant
visualization software |
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SDL |
Specification
and Description Language |
ITU language |
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SDL |
Substation
Description Language |
specification
language in IEC 61850 |
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SDU |
Service Data
Unit |
ISO 7498 |
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SES |
Session layer |
ISO 7498 |
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SFC |
Sequential
Function Chart |
IEC 61131 PLC
programming language |
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SIL |
Safety
Integrity Level |
IEC 61508 term |
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SMTP |
Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol |
part of
Internet |
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SNVT |
Standard
Network Variable Type |
LON variables |
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SPC |
Statistical
Process Control |
MES |
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SPS |
SpeicherProgrammierbare
Steuerung |
see PLC |
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SQC |
Statistical
Quality Control |
MES |
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SQL |
Standard Query
Language |
API for access to
database |
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SS |
Substation |
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ST |
Structured Text |
EC
61131 PLC
programming language |
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STP |
Shielded
Twisted Pair |
copper data cable |
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SY |
Switch Yard |
substation element |
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T&D |
Transmission
and Distribution |
electrical
power |
| TAI |
Temps
Atomique International |
time
scale |
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TCN |
Train
Communication Network |
railways field
bus |
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TCP |
Transfer
Control Protocol |
IETF standard |
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TCU |
Train Control
Unit |
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TMR |
Triple Modular
Redundancy |
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TP4 |
Transport
Protocol Class 4 |
ISO/IEC 8073 |
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TRP |
Transport layer |
ISO 7498 |
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TTP |
Time-Triggered
Protocol |
Austrian
automotive field bus |
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TUV |
Typen-Ueberwachungsverein |
German Safety
Standard Institute |
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TV |
Television |
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TWP |
Twisted Wire
Pair |
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UCA |
Utility
Communication Architecture |
protocols for
data exchange between control centers |
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UDP |
Unacknowledged
Data Protocol |
internet |
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UL |
Underwriter
Laboratories |
US safety
standard institute |
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UML |
Unified
Modeling Language |
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USD |
US Dollar |
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UTC |
Universal
Time, Coordinated |
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UTP |
Unshielded
Twisted Pair |
(only one
shield for all pairs) |
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VCU |
Vehicle
Control Unit |
PLC for rail
vehicles |
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VDM |
Vienna
Development Method |
specification
language |
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VMD |
Virtual
Manufacturing Device |
MMS notion |
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VRTX |
Versatile
Real-Time Executive |
trademark |
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XML |
eXtended
Markup Language |
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ZVEI |
Zentralverband
der
Elektrotechnischer Industrie |
German
industry standard group |
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